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>These are businesses, not charities. It's not just that: these are businesses, not the government. A lot of free-speech advocates and libertarian thinkers se
by magduf 8y ago
>These are businesses, not charities.
It's not just that: these are businesses, not the government. A lot of free-speech advocates and libertarian thinkers seem to think somehow that private businesses somehow have a responsibility to uphold free speech, and they simply don't. It's the government that can't restrict you from free speech (in the USA); but companies don't have to put up with it on their property or when using their service.
- anonymousab 8y agoMany people believe that businesses and corporations have a responsibility to uphold and respect free speech as a societal virtue moreso than as a constitutional right. This isn't a crazy position given the power many companies wield over the workings of society.
- dmix 8y agoSocial pressure on businesses has always been a big part of capitalist societies and this pressure comes in many forms. Ultimately societies of people are far more than a sum of their economic system. Economic systems shouldn't be what defines the morality of the people in society, that comes through community, culture, media, etc in addition to the judicial systems and governments (which all capitalist economies operate within).
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- magduf 8y agoWho are these "many people"? Libertarians? They're a tiny, tiny minority. There's a simple saying about free speech: I'll respect your right to free speech, but I'm not going to provide a podium for you. If you want to speak freely, you can go to any street corner and do so, but don't expect my company to provide a platform for you if I don't agree with your views.
- Lowkeyloki 8y agoWhy are you booing magduf? He's right.